Eichenau (Kirchberg an der Jagst)
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Eichenau
City of Kirchberg an der Jagst
Coordinates: 49 ° 12 '33 " N , 9 ° 57' 59" E
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| Height : | 329 m above sea level NHN |
| Residents : | 50 |
| Postal code : | 74592 |
| Area code : | 07954 |
Eichenau is a small hamlet on the Jagst , which belonged to the former municipality of Lendsiedel and came with it on January 1st, 1975 to the town of Kirchberg an der Jagst , to which it has belonged ever since. Eichenau is located on the left bank of the Jagst at 329 m above sea level. NHN Höhe, the settlement is determined by the course of the provincial road 1041. The hamlet has around 50 inhabitants and forms a residential area in the village of Lendsiedel.
history
Eichenau was first mentioned in 1303/1313. In the 14th and 15th centuries the Hornberg, Kirchberg, Crailsheim and the Streckfuß next to Hohenlohe were wealthy in Eichenau ; also Ansbach had in 1450 there are two subjects and Rothenburg had certain rights in the 15th century. After several changes of ownership, from 1660 all rights were finally in the hands of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg. From now on, the place shares all fates with Kirchberg, states the description of the Oberamt Gerabronn from 1847.
Sawmills and tanneries were later connected to the three mills, which are mentioned as early as 1430. In 1525 the millers played a major role in the Peasants' War . The village order dates from 1669. The dominant structure in the village is the stone Jagstbrücke, which swings over the river with five arches. When the then Imperial Count Karl August von Hohenlohe-Kirchberg wanted to improve the road conditions in his small territory in 1759, the plan arose to build a bridge over the Jagst there. The first estimate by carpenter Nikolaus Hubmann from Kirchberg was based on a simple bridge with straight beam decking, which would have required 52 oak and 70 softwood logs, plus wages of 75 guilders. The count wanted a stone bridge because of the better durability. In 1766 the sovereign rulers, which had meanwhile been elevated to the rank of prince, decided to have a stone bridge built by the Lobenhausen bricklayer Michael Meyer for 1626 guilders. The foundation stone was laid on June 10, 1767 and the accounts were closed on February 23, 1768. The bridge ultimately cost 1860 guilders. This significantly improved the traffic conditions to Langenburg under Prince Christian Friedrich Karl.
The Oberamtsbeschreibung from 1847 describes Eichenau as a hamlet with 122 Protestant inhabitants in the Jagsttal, a quarter of an hour from Lendsiedel (and Kirchberg) on the Vicinalstrasse from Kirchberg to Langenburg . It is a spacious, friendly and clean place with three grinding and two cutting mills.
The population was almost unchanged until the Second World War , increased to 145 inhabitants by 1950 and then fell to currently 51 inhabitants in 22 households. As in almost all Hohenlohe villages, agriculture declined. The place is transformed into a residential community. The mills are still there. The Untermühle (Gaismühle) is still in operation as a sawmill and also generates electricity, using water wheels until around 1930 and now using turbines. The middle mill is also operated as a sawmill and generates electricity. Only electricity is generated in the Obermühle. It supplied Kirchberg, Lendsiedel and Eichenau with electricity until 1957, before this was transferred to the EWB. There are approaches from tourism, for example Paul Hey painted the Jagsttal and the Obermühle there as early as 1900 .
The bridge was in service until 1945. At the end of the war it was partially blown up and rebuilt in its previous form in 1952, but widened on the valley side. In 2000, the Obere Jagst water association carried out flood protection measures in Eichenau. The sea wall was raised, the opposite bank of the Jagstufer was lowered and the flow through the bridge improved. Eichenau has had effective flood protection since then, including the local road. In 2005/2006 Eichenau received a local sewer system with a connection to the sewage treatment plant in Kirchberg. The water pipeline was renewed at the same time and the L 1041 through-road was expanded with sidewalks. The Jagst tributary Heppach received a bank wall again.
literature
- The Crailsheim district. Circle description . State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart 1953 (The urban and rural districts in Baden-Württemberg). P. 304
- Kirchberg an der Jagst . In: The district of Schwäbisch Hall . Volume 2. 1st edition. Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2005, ISBN 3-7995-1366-3 (Baden-Württemberg - The country in its circles). Pp. 2-33
Individual evidence
- ↑ Main statute of the city of Kirchberg an der Jagst ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 103 kB) of September 13, 2004 (accessed on June 18, 2008)
